Book contents
- American Grasslands
- American Grasslands
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1 Spanish Land Grants and the Cielo Vista Ranch
- 2 The Doctrine of Discovery and Vermejo Park Reserve
- 3 Allotment Laws, Trusteeship, and Blackfeet Ranching
- 4 Black Homesteading and the Dearfield Colony
- 5 Treaties, the Taylor Grazing Act, and the Carpenter Ranch
- 6 Wildlife Conservation Laws and the Taylor Lawrence Ranch
- 7 Grazing Law, Water Law, and the Pine Creek Ranch
- 8 Sage-Grouse Conservation and the West Lake Ranch
- 9 National Wildlife Refuges and the “War on Rangelands”
- 10 The Reckoning
- Conclusion
- Index
3 - Allotment Laws, Trusteeship, and Blackfeet Ranching
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 February 2025
Book contents
- American Grasslands
- American Grasslands
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1 Spanish Land Grants and the Cielo Vista Ranch
- 2 The Doctrine of Discovery and Vermejo Park Reserve
- 3 Allotment Laws, Trusteeship, and Blackfeet Ranching
- 4 Black Homesteading and the Dearfield Colony
- 5 Treaties, the Taylor Grazing Act, and the Carpenter Ranch
- 6 Wildlife Conservation Laws and the Taylor Lawrence Ranch
- 7 Grazing Law, Water Law, and the Pine Creek Ranch
- 8 Sage-Grouse Conservation and the West Lake Ranch
- 9 National Wildlife Refuges and the “War on Rangelands”
- 10 The Reckoning
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Describes complexity of ranching for Tribal members on reservations, due to historical removal of Tribes, allotment of their lands, and resulting jurisdictional barriers.
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- American Grasslands , pp. 42 - 61Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025